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Wed 11 Nov 2009Israeli army punishes soldiers for protesting over settler evictions
THE ISRAELI army has moved quickly to punish soldiers protesting against the dismantling of West Bank settler outposts, as the country's leaders warned about the dangers of what appears to be a growing trend in the traditionally apolitical military forces.
Yesterday four soldiers were disciplined for erecting a banner on their base stating their infantry battalion would not take part in the evacuation of Jewish settlers from illegal West Bank outposts.
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